# Woodlands Academy of Learning

Woodlands Academy of Learning is a primary school in Walsall, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 446 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138343. [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 446
- Council: Walsall
- URN: 138343

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Woodlands Academy of Learning met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Walsall and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Walsall | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lane Head Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lane-head-nursery-school-e104139): 620 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [New Invention Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-invention-infant-school-e104187): 700 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- [New Invention Learning Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-invention-learning-academy-e151019): 700 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Old Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-school-e104274): 900 m. Special. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- [Rosedale Church of England C Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosedale-church-of-england-c-infant-school-e104225): 900 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023
- [Short Heath Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/short-heath-junior-school-e104188): 950 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138343)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138343)

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